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    Does your m11x-r2 palmrest/touch pad get hot?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by ragingazn628, Mar 17, 2011.

  1. ragingazn628

    ragingazn628 Notebook Consultant

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    From normal usage (taking notes in class) my palmrest and touchpad gets hot while the keyboard stays quite cool. Is this abnormal? Anyone have this happen? Is it safe to assume that most of the heat comes from the harddrive?
     
    ragingazn628, Mar 17, 2011
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    iclicku Notebook Evangelist

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    The only time my palm rest gets hot is when I'm gaming, particularly the left palm rest. When I'm browsing or doing other less intensive tasks, the laptop remains cool.
     
    iclicku, Mar 17, 2011
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    I've never noticed anything during normal tasks. What are your system temperatures?
     
    cappielloa, Mar 17, 2011
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    ragingazn628 Notebook Consultant

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    CPU's usually 50C while doing normal tasks and 70+ while gaming.
     
    ragingazn628, Mar 17, 2011
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    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    I have not noticed this. The CPU side does get very hot from the bottom, but not on the top (palmrest area) of the laptop.
     
    jeremyshaw, Mar 17, 2011
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    ragingazn628 Notebook Consultant

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    I believe I am experiencing this, the touchpad is a lot warmer than on the left and right of it. But the very front of the laptop is a lot hotter!
     
    ragingazn628, Mar 17, 2011
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    Warmer, but never anything I'd consider hot when in long gaming sessions.
     
    TheGreenElf, Mar 18, 2011
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    My laptop only warms up when I am not using a hard surface. The airflow keeps my laptop pretty cool. It is currently running between 46 and 49 degrees.
     
    grungolah, Mar 18, 2011
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    Yes, the entire left side of the laptop is noticeably hotter then the right, especially the far right (top to bottom). This includes the left palm rest and touch-pad.

    Perfectly normal when gaming and after long periods of use.

    Under all conditions the laptop is never uncomfortable to touch/rest wrists on.

    cheers, Paul.
     
    darkgen, Mar 18, 2011
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  10. DeeVu

    DeeVu That Compsci/Psych Major

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    The left side definitely gets warm, but nothing too unbearable. It makes sense considering that's where all the major processors are.

    CPU temp: 45-60 (browsing-gaming)
    GPU: 46-61 (browsing-gaming)
     
    DeeVu, Mar 18, 2011
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    when i travel to a hot climate "brazil" i notice it gets hot cause the computer gets up to 70 degrees.. in england where I live i never notice it...
     
    MarkTrav82, Mar 18, 2011
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    Yikes, you guys are lucky. My touch pad gets unbearably hot when I do anything more intensive than Word. 50+ CPU GPU when browsing, 80+ CPU GPU when gaming.
     
    kfruit, Mar 19, 2011
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  13. yankinNcrankin

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    Yeah the palm rest left side does get warm I wouldn't say hot but alot warmer than other spots on mine. Temps fluctuate doing everyday tasks cpu 46-54c overclocked at 167 and gpu stock 40-45c. Gaming cpu 60-78c overclocked 167 & gpu stock 55-65c.
     
    yankinNcrankin, Mar 19, 2011
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  14. Vidaluko

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    I think that spot is where the RAM is, and I would guess that more RAM = less hot
     
    Vidaluko, Mar 19, 2011
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